Part-Time Volunteer Selection Specialist

Job Title: Volunteer Selection Specialist

Team: Product

Location: Remote from one of our current Braven operating states: GA, IL, DE, NY, NJ, DC

Employment Type: Temporary Part-time

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Start Date: October 21

Duration: October 21, 2024 - February 10, 2025 with the potential to continue during the next recruitment cycle from April - August 2025. Applicants specifically must be available to work 25 hours per week during the following crucial process windows to conduct volunteer interviews: 

• October 28 -  November 12, 2024
• November 25 - December 8, 2024

Hours: 15-25 hours per week, flexible daily schedule with majority of hours worked during regular business hours, Monday through Friday (some Saturday and Sunday hours as well)

About Braven

Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising young people—many of whom are people of color, from low-income backgrounds, and the first in their families to attend college—to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation through a career-accelerating program.

We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for college students followed by support that lasts through graduation.  

Together, we are helping to open up access to the American Promise, empowering a generation of leaders who mirror the diversity of our country.

To learn more, take a look at Braven’s Impact Report and Jobs Report.

About the Role

In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a part-time Volunteer Selection Specialists to review applications and interview candidates for volunteer roles and make recommendations on whether or not to accept them as volunteers. The Volunteer Selection Specialists will play a critical role in ensuring that our volunteers have the skill-sets and experience to successfully facilitate, mentor, coach, support, and build community with Fellows.

This role is on the Product team and reports directly to the Director, Volunteer Operations.

What You’ll Do

 Volunteer Selection 80%

• Become fully knowledgeable about Braven’s Leadership Coach and Professional Mentor volunteer programs, requirements, and volunteer profiles
• Use Braven’s Interview Guide to take notes and interview Leadership Coach volunteer applicants
• Review Professional Mentor volunteer applications using Braven’s rubric and resources
• Make selection recommendations (accept, reject, waitlist, etc.) for Leadership Coaches and Professional Mentors grounded in evidence and aligned to rubrics
• Update Salesforce records and ensure data accuracy

Administration duties  20%

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience with hiring, interviewing, and/or recruiting

Preferred Qualifications 

• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• Strong judgment and ability to handle confidential, sensitive information with absolute discretion
• Experience with legal and professional interview note-taking
• Ability to compose strong selection recommendations aligned with rubrics
• Familiarity of and comfort with Calendly
• Familiarity of and comfort with Google Suite (Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Slides)
• Familiarity of and comfort with Salesforce
• Familiarity of and comfort with Zoom virtual meetings
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion.
• Exemplification of Braven’s core values.
• Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and have prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.

Please know that no one ever meets 100% of the preferred qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to apply.

Work Demands

• Work remotely from one of our current Braven operating states: GA, CA, IL, DE,  NY, NJ, DC
• Some evening and weekend work required

Additional Requirements

• Authorized to work in the U.S.

Application & Interview Process

While the interview process may vary slightly, the general process will be:

• Phone screen with Talent Team member
• Interview with Hiring Manager
• Reference Checks

Benefits

Compensation and Benefits

This is a part-time temporary, non-exempt, position paid at an hourly rate of $25 per hour. The anticipated hours per week for this role are 10 to 25 hours per week.

Location

This is a remote position and the person must live in one of our current Braven operating states: GA, CA, IL, DE, MA, NY, NJ, DC

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

At Braven, we are committed to attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining a diverse team. Braven operates in the context of our American culture, against the backdrop of systemic racism and oppression of marginalized people since our country’s founding. We are committed to assembling leaders at our organization who have emerged from everywhere, with a particular emphasis on those who share the racial and income backgrounds of our Fellows, and creating an inclusive culture that allows all teammates, of all experiences and identities, to thrive.  

Braven is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.  We encourage talented individuals of all backgrounds to apply.